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For information on summoning minions, see Minion#Summoning.

Summon is an ability which summons one or more minions.

Distinct from regular summoning, a minion generated by the summon ability does not consume or come from an existing card, is usually uncollectible, and does not incur its mana cost. The ability is found on hero powers, spells and minions, and is often triggered by a Battlecry or Deathrattle. Transform effects function similarly to summon effects in that they bring new minions into play, but do so by replacing an existing minion with another, and therefore do not trigger summoning-related effects.

Notes[]

  • Minions summoned by a summon effect are not played directly from the hand, and therefore will not trigger Battlecries or Overload. However, they will work with triggered effects which respond to the summoning of minions.
  • All minions are considered to be "summoned". However, only minions played directly from the hand are considered to have been "played". Card text which states "plays a minion" therefore refers only to the direct playing of a minion from the hand, while "summons a minion" can refer to a minion being summoned by any means. For example, using LegacyReinforce to summon a LegacySilver Hand Recruit will not trigger LegacyMirror Entity, but will trigger LegacySword of Justice.
  • Unlike when directly summoning minions, the placement of minions summoned by summon effects is not controlled by the player. As a rule, summon effects tend to place minions to the right. In the case of minion summon effects such as LegacyViolet Teacher's triggered effect, the minion is placed immediately to the right of the summoning minion; while for all other sources of summon effects, including Hero Powers such as LegacyTotemic Call and spells such as LegacyAnimal Companion, the minion is placed at the far right of the battlefield.
    • One notable exception: Minions that summon multiple minions at once frequently place the minions symmetrically on both sides. For example, summoning LegacyOnyxia will evenly distribute Whelps to LegacyOnyxia's left and right. Goblins vs GnomesDr. Boom will similarly attempt to place a Goblins vs GnomesBoom Bot to each side of himself.
  • Cards with effects that summon random minions can summon even class-inappropriate ones.

Cards with summon[]

Collectible[]

For Wild format listings, see Summon/Wild format

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RLK 812
REV 356
ETC 076
RLK 917
TTN 950
RLK 833
NX2 006
RLK 650
CORE AT 037
TSC 925
MAW 003
CORE BT 707
ETC 207
RLK 061
REV 917
CORE KAR 004
ETC 521
JAM 008
RLK 909
RLK 960
TSC 929
REV 350
TSC 941
JAM 003
RLK 070
JAM 010
CORE CFM 606
REV 308
CORE EX1 506
REV 307
CORE FP1 007
RLK 956
NX2 016
RLK 018
CORE EX1 160
ETC 411
REV 360
ETC 320
REV 827
RLK 056
RLK 867
NX2 013
CORE NEW1 031
ETC 423
ETC 369
CORE BT 036
RLK 221
TTN 861
CORE EX1 248
CORE GIL 191
TTN 465
NX2 007
RLK 705
MAW 002
RLK 822
ETC 339
CORE BRM 006
MAW 015
CORE GVG 061
TSC 947
REV 602
REV 935
REV 336
TTN 754
TSC 640
REV 943
JAM 031
TSC 646
REV 750
CORE EX1 158
REV 364
TTN 722
TSC 960
RLK 552
REV 516
RLK 532
REV 361
ETC 098
RLK 226
TSC 775
REV 925
RLK 225
RLK 813
REV 958
REV 334
TTN 801
REV 505
ETC 070
REV 936
TTN 490
TTN 843
RLK 819
RLK 208
CORE ICC 026
REV 829
ETC 832
ETC 029
NX2 032
RLK 745
REV 244
RLK 062
REV 247
RLK 553
CORE BOT 312
ETC 387
REV 900
CORE OG 273
TTN 900
RLK 604
TID 003
ETC 388
RLK 118
MAW 012
RLK 540
REV 363
RLK 060
TSC 912
RLK 654
REV 248
ETC 365
TID 005
TSC 648
RLK 504
RLK 211
TSC 650
RLK 554
ETC 506
RLK 832
RLK 531
RLK 653
TSC 649
TTN 730
REV 373
RLK 077
RLK 752
ETC 522
REV 372
TTN 855t
TTN 092
TSC 932
REV 012
CORE EX1 110
TSC 609
REV 840
TTN 856
NX2 027
ETC 314
REV 835
TTN 487
REV 015
TSC 645
TTN 481
CORE EX1 534
RLK 652
ETC 349
TTN 429
RLK 919
TTN 926
TTN 862
TSC 917
CORE DAL 721
TTN 700
CORE GVG 110
ETC 373
TTN 480
NX2 015
CORE KAR 076
RLK 086
RLK 063
TSC 658
REV 353
TSC 076
ETC 370
CORE GIL 598
TTN 727
REV 314
TTN 470
TTN 857
ETC 386
RLK 544
ETC 526
CORE EX1 573
REV 517
CORE BT 304
TTN 940
TSC 962
REV 514
RLK 085
TSC 656
ETC 208
TTN 737
ETC 321
RLK 830
CS3 032
RLK 913
TTN 960
RLK 122
ETC 210
TTN 903
RLK 911
REV 375

Uncollectible[]

For Wild format listings, see Summon/Wild format

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TTN 862t3
TTN 092t2
TTN 960t3
TTN 737t1
TTN 429t
TTN 429t3
RLK 650t
TTN 950t3
RLK 039t
AT 037b
MAW 003t
TTN 450t2
ETC 207t2
ETC 207t
REV 350t2
HERO 11bp
TSC 950t
TSC 950t2
EX1 tk33
HERO 04bp
EX1 160a
HERO 02bp
JAM 012t3
JAM 012t2
JAM 012t4
JAM 012t
RLK 570tt1
RLK 570t1t2
RLK 570t1t3
RLK 570t1t1
RLK 570t1t4
ETC 085t8
REV 935t
REV 336t4
RLK 570t1
TSC 644t
ETC 387b
REV 958t
TTN 801t
TTN 490t
ETC 387c
REV 244t
TSC 775t
MAW 012t
RLK 654b
ETC 506t
TTN 730t
TSC 650a
TSC 650d
TSC 912t
TTN 855
JAM 018t4
ETC 314t
REV 835t
ETC 373a
REV 353t2
REV 353t
REV 316t
TTN 926a
TTN 940a
EX1 573b
TTN 960t
RLK 604t

Related cards[]

For Wild format listings, see Summon/Wild format

These cards have effects related to the summoning of minions in general, or the playing of minions from the hand specifically.


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TTN 960t4
ETC 367
RLK 823
RLK 824
TTN 401
CORE EX1 509
ETC 831
TSC 922
RLK 924
TTN 900t
TTN 479
REV 828
TTN 078
TSC 928
NX2 013
ETC 317
CORE LOOT 101
RLK 970
TSC 054
TTN 920
MAW 006
ETC 408
REV 955
RLK 527
ETC 336
TSC 620
TTN 475
TTN 481
TTN 954
TSC 934
TTN 960
REV 838

Patch changes[]

  • Hearthstone logo Alpha patch (unknown date, pre-May 2013): "Summon" in card text is no longer capitalised.
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